सावित्रीं वा जपेद् विद्वान् तथा चैवाघमर्षणम्
Or the learned one may recite the Sāvitrī, as well as the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn.
इदमापः प्रवहत व्याहृतिभिस्तथैव च
O waters, flow forth with the utterances, just so.
अन्तर्जलगतो मग्नो जपेत् त्रिरघमर्षणम्
Immersed and submerged in the water, one should recite the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn three times.
आवर्तयेद् वा प्रणवं देवं वा संस्मरेद्धरिम्
Or one may repeat the sacred syllable Om, or remember the god Hari.
अन्तर्जले त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
By repeating it three times in the water, one is freed from all sins.
विन्यस्य मूर्ध्नि तत् तोयं मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
Placing that water on the head, one is released from all offenses.
तथाघमर्षणं सूक्तं सर्वपापापनोदनम्
Likewise, the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn is known to dispel all sins and wrongs.
प्रक्षिप्यालोकयेद् देवमुद्वयं तमसस्परि
Having sprinkled, one should behold the god, the remover of darkness.
हंसः शुचिषदेतेन सावित्र्या च विशेषतः
The pure swan, by this (mantra), and especially by the Sāvitrī.
सावित्रीं वै जपेत् पश्चाज्जपयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः
Afterwards, one should recite the Sāvitrī; this is known as the recitation-sacrifice.
शतरुद्रीयमथर्वशिरः सौरांश्च शक्तितः
The Śatarudrīya, the Atharvaśiras, and the hymns to the Sun should be recited according to one's ability.
तिष्ठंश्चेदीक्षमाणोर्ऽकं जप्यं कुर्यात् समाहितः
If standing, one should, with concentration, perform the recitation while gazing at the sun.
कर्तव्या त्वक्षमाला स्यादुत्तरादुत्तमा स्मृता
A rosary made of akṣa-beads is to be used; the superior is considered to be from the north.
न कम्पयेच्छिरोग्रीवां दन्तान्नैव प्रकाशयेत्
One should not move the head or neck, nor show the teeth.
एकान्ते सुशुभे देशे तस्माज्जप्यं समाचरेत्
In a solitary and auspicious place, one should perform the recitation.
तैरेव भाषणं कृत्वा स्नात्वा चैव जपेत् पुनः
Having spoken with them and bathed, one should again recite.
सौरान् मन्त्रान् शक्तितो वै पावमानीस्तु कामतः
He should recite the Sāvitri mantras to the best of his ability, and the Pavamāni hymns as he wishes.
अन्यथा तु शुचौ भूम्यां दर्भेषु सुसमाहितः
Otherwise, with a pure mind, he should sit on clean ground or on darbha grass.
आचम्य च यथाशास्त्रं शक्त्या स्वाध्यायमाचरेत्
Having performed ācamana according to the scriptures, he should undertake self-study as he is able.
अदावोङ्कारमुच्चार्य नमो ऽन्ते तर्पयामि वः
At the beginning, uttering the syllable 'Om', and at the end, saying 'Salutations', he should offer oblations to you.
तिलोदकैः पितॄन् भक्त्या स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः
With water mixed with sesame seeds, he should satisfy the ancestors with devotion, following the procedure prescribed in his own Veda.
देवर्षोस्तर्पयेद् धीमानुदकाञ्जलिभिः पितन्
The wise man should satisfy the divine sages and ancestors with handfuls of water.
प्राचीनावीती पित्र्ये तु स्वेन तीर्थेन भावतः
For ancestral rites, with the sacred thread over the right shoulder, he should use his own tīrtha with proper feeling.
स्वैर्मन्त्रैरर्चयेद् देवान् पुष्पैः पत्रैरथाम्बुभिः
With his own mantras, he should worship the gods with flowers, leaves, or water.
अन्यांश्चाभिमतान् देवान् भक्त्या चाक्रोधनो ऽत्वरः
He should also worship other desired deities with devotion, free from anger and without haste.
आपो वा देवताः सर्वास्तेन सम्यक् समर्चिताः
All waters are deities; thus, by this, they are properly worshipped.
नमस्कारेण पुष्पाणि विन्यसेद् वै पृथक् पृथक्
With reverence, he should place the flowers separately, one by one.
तस्मादनादिमध्यान्तं नित्यमाराधयेद्धरिम्
Therefore, one should always worship Hari, who is without beginning, middle, or end.
नैताभ्यां सदृशो मन्त्रो वेदेषूक्तश्चतुर्ष्वपि
There is no mantra in the four Vedas equal to these two.
तदात्मा तन्मनाः शान्तस्तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रतः
With self identified with that, mind absorbed in that, and peaceful, he should recite the mantra 'That is Viṣṇu.'